8.—(1) If a bovine animal was born or reared in the United Kingdom before 1 August 1996, it is an offence—
(a)to consign it to a slaughterhouse for human consumption (whether the animal is alive or dead); or
(b)to slaughter it for human consumption.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a bovine animal is deemed to have been born or reared in the United Kingdom before 1 August 1996 unless its cattle passport shows either that—
(a)it was born in the United Kingdom on or after 1 August 1996; or
(b)it first entered the United Kingdom on or after 1 August 1996.